FRONTLINE is a public affairs television program of varying length produced at WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, and distributed through the Public Broadcasting Service network in the United States. The program has been on the air since 1983, and is highly respected for producing in-depth documentaries about various subjects, leading to numerous awards. Some programs are made by independent filmmakers and broadcast as part of the FRONTLINE series. Since the series debut, there have been more than 480 films broadcast. Image File history File links Frontline_Logo. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Judy Woodruff (born in Tulsa, OK, November 20, 1946) is an American television news anchor and journalist. ... Will Lyman is the distinctive voice who has narrated the PBS series Frontline since 1982. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A list of episodes from the Public Broadcasting Service documentary series Frontline. ... Bold text:This article is about the written record of a meeting. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Public affairs is a catch-all term that includes public policy as well as public administration, both of which are closely related to and draw upon the fields of political science as well as economics. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled WGBH-TV and WGBH (FM), accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ...

Every four years, FRONTLINE runs a special profiling the nominees for President of the United States. The most recent of these was The Choice 2004, a dual biography tracing the lives and careers of John Kerry and George W. Bush. This article is about the office in the United States. ... Al Gore (born December 11, 1943) is a Vietnam Veteran and the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Most FRONTLINE reports are an hour in length, but some are extended to 90 minutes or beyond. FRONTLINE also does occasional specials like From Jesus to Christ, The Farmer's Wife, and Country Boys. Country Boys is a 6-hour documentary film centered on Cody Perkins and Chris Johnson, two teenage boys from David, Floyd County, Kentucky, who attend the David School. ...

Since 1995, FRONTLINE has been producing deep-content, companion web sites for all of its documentaries. The series publishes extended interview transcripts, in-depth chronologies, original essays, sidebar stories, related links and readings, and source documents including photographs and background research. FRONTLINE has made many of its documentaries (63, as of May 2007) available via streaming Internet video, from their website.

Will Lyman is the distinctive voice who has narrated the series since its inception in 1983. Will Lyman is the distinctive voice who has narrated the PBS series Frontline since 1982. ...

FRONTLINE/World

FRONTLINE/World is a spinoff series that first aired on May 23, 2002. It focuses on issues from around the globe, and uses a "magazine" format, where each episode typically has three stories that run about 15 to 20 minutes in length. Its tagline is: stories from a small planet. FRONTLINE/World also streams stories on its website. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Awards and results

Other FRONTLINE reports focus on political, social, and criminal justice issues. Ofra Bikel, who has been a producer for FRONTLINE since the first season, has produced a significant number of films on the criminal justice system in the United States. The films have focused on issues ranging from post-conviction DNA testing, the use of drug snitches and mandatory minimum sentencing laws, the plea system, and the use of eye-witness testimony. As a result of the films, 13 people have been released from prison. Criminal justice system flowchart Criminal Justice refers to the system used by government to maintain social control, prevent crime, enforce laws, and administer justice. ...

After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the White House requested a copy of "Hunting Bin Laden." In 1999, FRONTLINE had produced this in-depth report about Osama bin Laden and the terrorist network that would come to be known as al Qaeda in the wake of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings. Following the September 11 attacks, FRONTLINE produced a series of films about al Qaeda and the war on terror. In 2002, the series was awarded the DuPont-Columbia gold baton for the seven films. A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... Terrorist redirects here. ... Al-Qaeda (also al-Qaida or al-Qaida) (Arabic: ‎ , the base) is an international alliance of militant guerrilla organizations established in 1989 by Osama bin Laden for fighting the Soviet Unions Red Army in the Soviet war in Afghanistan. ... Aftermath at the Nairobi embassy. ... Al-Qaeda (also al-Qaida or al-Qaida) (Arabic: ‎ , the base) is an international alliance of militant guerrilla organizations established in 1989 by Osama bin Laden for fighting the Soviet Unions Red Army in the Soviet war in Afghanistan. ... The war on terrorism or war on terror (abbreviated in U.S. policy circles as GWOT for Global War on Terror) is an effort by the governments of the United States and its principal allies to destroy groups deemed to be terrorist (primarily radical Islamist organizations such as al-Qaeda...

In 2003, FRONTLINE and the New York Times joined forces on "A Dangerous Business" an investigation into the cast iron pipe making industry and worker safety. OSHA officials credit the documentary and newspaper report with stimulating federal policy change on workplace safety. In 2004, the joint investigation was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ...

Accusations of Liberal Bias

Frontline is sometimes accused of having a liberal bias, such as in their report on the 2004 election, which was accused of favoring John Kerry over George Bush[1]. Al Gore (born December 11, 1943) is a Vietnam Veteran and the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... George W. Bush, George Walker Bush, 43rd and current President of the United States. ...

David Boaz, who heads the Cato Institute takes issue with Frontline's choice of subjects, arguing, "But there has never been a "Frontline" documentary on the burden of taxes, or the number of people who have died because federal regulations keep drugs off the market, or the way that state governments have abused the law in their pursuit of tobacco companies, or the number of people who use guns to prevent crime. Those "hard questions" just don't occur to liberal journalists."[2]. This argument was echoed by Corporation for Public Broadcasting ombudsman William Schulz [3]. David Boaz is the executive vice president of the influential libertarian U.S think tank the Cato Institute. ... The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institutes stated mission is to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and peace by seeking greater involvement of the... The Corporation for Public Broadcasting logo, used from 1969 to 2002. ... An ombudsman (English plural: ombudsmans or ombudsmen) is an official, usually (but not always) appointed by the government or by parliament, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individual citizens. ...

Recent reports

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• Hand of God – In "Hand of God," filmmaker Joe Cultrera explores the very personal story of how his brother -- Paul -- was molested in the 1960s by their parish priest, Father Joseph Birmingham, who allegedly abused nearly 100 other children. Producer Joe Cultrera tells the story of faith betrayed and how his brother Paul and the rest of the Cultrera family fought back against a scandal that continues to afflict scores of churches across the country.
• Living Old – For the first time in American history, "the old old" -- those over 85 -- are now the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. Medical advances have enabled an unprecedented number of Americans to live longer, healthier lives. But for millions of elderly, living longer can also mean a debilitating physical decline that often requires an immense amount of care. And just as more care is needed, fewer caregivers are available to provide it. In "Living Old," FRONTLINE investigates this national crisis and explores the new realities of aging in America.
• A Hidden Life – In May 2005, readers of Spokane's Spokesman-Review awoke to a startling story: Spokane's Republican mayor Jim West had been leading a double life. In public, he was a conservative politician who had co-sponsored legislation forbidding gays from teaching in public schools. But in private, the paper reported, West spent hours trolling for young men on the Internet, sometimes using the trappings of his office as bait to lure them into more intimate relationships.
• The Lost Year in Iraq – An examination of the US plans for post war Iraq focusing on the initial decisions to the roles of the inexperienced personnel selected to implement those plans and how those decisions have led to the current situation.
• The Enemy Within– After 9/11, an FBI informed claimed the Osama bin Laden's deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri had visited Lodi, California and had ties to two clerics at a local mosque. Five years later Frontline investigates the case against the clerics and why, in the name of national security, those claims may have been exaggerated.
• Return of the Taliban – The US may have routed the Taliban and Al Qaeda from Afghanistan but may have only succeeded in relocating them to parts of Pakistan where the US has no reach.
• Give War a Chance – Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Admiral Leighton Smith reflect a divided generation's view on the use of America's military might.
• The Dark Side – Post 9/11 Vice President Cheney initiated an expansion of executive power, took on George Tenet's CIA for control over intelligence and brought the war on terror to Iraq.
• The Age of AIDS – The history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
• The Insurgency – An investigation into the people who are fighting against U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq.
• The Meth Epidemic – Examines the devastating effects of meth and why it is the fastest growing drug abused in America today.
• Sex Slaves – Delves into the worldwide trafficking of sex slaves and government indifference towards the matter.
• Country Boys [4] – Special three-part episode chronicling the lives of two boys growing up in rural Appalachia as they struggle to overcome hardship in one of the most impoverished regions in the United States. Directed by David Sutherland, producer of The Farmer's Wife.
• The Storm – Examines the Hurricane Katrina response, including interviews with many key officials from all levels of government. Interview of note: a full-length interview with former FEMA director Michael D. Brown, his first since his post-Katrina resignation.
• The Last Abortion Clinic – The ongoing and incremental legal challenges to abortion by pro-life groups.
• The Torture Question – Traces the history of how decisions made in Washington, D.C. in the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11 – including an internal administration battle over the Geneva Conventions – led to a robust interrogation policy that laid the groundwork for prisoner abuse in Afghanistan; Guantánamo Bay, Cuba; and Iraq
• Beyond Baghdad 2004 report of a visit by Frontline correspondent Martin Smith from the Iraq-Turkish border, to central Iraq.
• Death of a Princess – 25th anniversary rebroadcast of an extremely controversial 1980 docudrama about a young Saudi princess and her lover who had been publicly executed for adultery. (synopsis)
• The New Asylums – "Frontline" goes deep inside the Ohio state prison system to explore the complex and growing issue of mentally ill prisoners.
• Israel's Next War? – On extremist Jewish militant groups, their ideology, and their opposition to the Gaza pullout plan. (synopsis)
• The Soldier's Heart – The psychological costs of war through the eyes of some Iraqi veterans and a look on how the military deals with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
• A Company of Soldiers – The raw daily reality of occupying Iraq.
• House of Saud – History of the Saudi government and its impact on world events.
• Al Qaeda's New Front – Europe under terrorist threat.
• Secret History of the Credit Card – Reading the fine print on the credit card industry.
• Is Wal-Mart Good for America? – Good prices at America's expense.
• The Persuaders – The science that goes into the pervasive advertising of products and politics.
• Rumsfeld's War – The conflict between Donald Rumsfeld and top military officials at the Pentagon as he tried asserting civilian control over military strategy and changing the structure of the military after the Bush administration came to power.
• The Choice 2004 – A two-hour biography of both candidates running for President in 2004.
• The Tank Man; About the young man who stood in front of three Tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 in 2006

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See also

• Wide Angle

Wide Angle is a weekly one-hour PBS series hosted by Bill Moyers and broadcast via the WNET PBS station since 2002. ...

External links

• Frontline – Homepage on PBS
• Frontline/World
• Frontline "News War" Feature video interview with two of its creators on The Alcove with Mark Molaro